Street-cleaning push-cart.



No. 896,799. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

J. H. BYRAM. I STREET CLEANING PUSH CART.

APPLIGATION PILED Nov. 30, 1907.

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55 and the cart JOSEPH I. BYRAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STREET-GEE ANING PUSH-CART Application filed November 30, 1807. SerialNo. (04,586.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Josnrn H. BYRAM, f-

the city and county of'Philadelphia and. State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented an Improveinent in Street-Cleaning Push-Carts, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to street cleaning push-carts, and consistsof certain improvements which are fully set forth in the followingspecification and shown in the aci'onrpanying drawings,

lhereol 'lhe ob ect of my invention is to provide a emistriu-tion ofstreet cleaning cart that the which form a part street cleaner nay(prickly scoop up the refuse or sweep it into the cart and as quicklydump the contents when full to bring the cart into condition to receivea fresh load.

My invention consists of a body supported upon wheels and having itsforward lower edge adapted to rest upon the ground so that it may act asa scoop or readily receive sweepings, combined with a movabledischarging part guided. upon the body and.

adapted lo be reciprocated to or from the forward edge to discl'iargethe contents when desired; further in providing the body part with ahandle to move and guide it, and a mo able handle and connections foroperating the discharging part from the rear.

My invention also coinprehends details of construction which, togetherwith the features above specified, will be better understood byreference to the drawings, in

which:

Figure l a plan view of a street cleaning push-cart embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same on line 2-2 ofFig. 1, showing the parts in position to receive the refuse; and Fig. 3is a similar sectional view showing the parts in position after(.lischarging the contents.

A is the body part and is in general shape rectangular and the rearportion. is box The forward bottom edge I) is adapted to rest upon theroadway, as shown in Fig. 2. This body is supported near its rear parton an axle B having Wheels C by which the rear part of the body is heldat considerable distance above the ground.

it is a handle by which the cart may be moved and nnuiipulated. Nhen thecart is operated as a scoop, the front edge D is al lowed to rest uponthe roadway by gravity )ushed toward the refuse. When transferring aload to place of dis- Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Aug. 25, 190s.

charge, the handle E is depressed to lift the edge D clear of the groundand preferably'to incline the floor of the body backward to preventspilling of the contents. To discharge the contents. the part If ismoved forward toward the edge D to push the contents out of the body.The discharging part H is preferably formed as a front of box-likestructure I which is guided within the body. The front part. ii ispreferably stunewhat incliued to the loor of the body and at the topprovided with a transverse plate K which gives strength and alsooverhangs to prevent the refuse making up over the top of the part ii.

The body A has its sides provided with inturned flanges (l under whichthe plate-lief the part if moves and by which it is held The rearportion of the body A is covered as at F by which the rear portion I ofthe discharging part ll is shielded. This part I. is slotted. as it 'l,o permit the axle B to extend across the cart and not to interfere withthe reciprocation of the discharging part II, I.

L is a lever, hinged at M to the handle l of the body A, and the lowerpart of this lever-Ii is connected to the part I by a link N which-w0rks through a slot in the rear of the body A.

When the parts are in the condition shown in Fig. 2, the refuse isgathered into the body A upon its lloor and against the part II. Vfhenthe contents are to be discharged, the lever L is pulled and thereby thedischarging part H I is moved forward into the position shown in F 3. Itis evident that the forward part of the body may be held at anyelevation desired when the discharge takes place. i

In practice I prefer to make the cart of sheet metal but do not confinein self to the material of which it is compose While I have also shownthe manner in which I prefer to operate the discharging parts, it is tobe understood that I do not restrict myself to the parts as shownasether mechanical means for IIIOVIHQ the discharging parts might beeinploye "While in general, I have shown my inven tion in the fori'nwhich is adapted for commercia] use, I do not confine myself to thedetails thereof as these may be modified without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Having now describedany invention, what I glaini as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a street cleaning cart, the 'comhination of a body supported, onwheels and having itsforward bottom edge adapted to be rested upon theroadway, with a discharging part within the body and movable to and fromthe forward bottom edge thereof.

2. In a street cleaning cart, the combination of a body supported onwheels and having its forward bottom'edge adapted to be rested upontheroadway, with a discharging part within the body and movable to and fromthe forward bottom edge thereof, a handle to move and tilt the body, adischarging lever hinged to the handle, and a connection between thedischarging lever and dis charging part.

5. in a street cleaning cai t, the combination of a body supported onwheels and having its forward bottom edge adapted to be rested upon theroadway, with a discharging scarce an inclined forward plate H and anoverhanging top plate K, and mechanical devices for reciprocating'thedischarging part.

5. In a street cleaning cart, a box shaped body open at the front andhaving a forward bottom edge adapted to rest upon the roadway, combinedwith two supporting wheels for the body connected therewith to the rearof its center of gravity, a handle extending rearward for guiding andmanipulating the body while supported upon its Wheels, a di chargingdevice arranged within'the body and movable to and from its forwardlower edge, and means at the rear of the body f'Jl reciprocating thedischarging device.

6. in a street cleaning cart, a body having a flat forward lower edgeand upright sides,

combined with two wheels upon which the body is suppor ed and u on whichit may be oscillated in a vertical p ane, a handle to operate the body,a-discharging device guided within the body and having a dischargingface approximated equal to. the width and height of the body, and handoperated means for reciprocating the discharging device to or from thefront lower edge.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH li. BYRAM.

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